TormanoShifts are bounded blocks of time where volunteers do specific work.
Creating a shift
Shifts live on the Schedule tab of the Volunteers page. Click Create a Shift (also reachable from the Dashboard tab's Quick Actions). Required fields:
- Shift Name — what the shift is, e.g. "Morning Food Bank Shift".
- Date, Start Time, and End Time.
Optional
- Location — physical address or where to meet.
- Max Volunteers — the capacity for the shift.
- Description — what to expect, what to bring.
- Notify admins on signup — pick which staff users get an alert when a volunteer signs up for this shift. See "Per-shift admin notification routing."
Assigning volunteers and capacity
Volunteers are assigned to a shift, and each shift tracks how many are assigned against its capacity. A shift can also be tied to an Event so event-day roles roll up with the event.
About public sign-up
Self-service public sign-up is handled by Volunteer Opportunities (the Volunteer Opportunities tab / /opportunities), not by shifts. Publish an opportunity to collect sign-ups from people without a Tormano login; the system creates or matches a contact for each one.